Banegas v. California Institute for Women et al

Filing 3

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 12/21/12. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(dt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/21/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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NADINE LIRA BANEGAS,

No. C 12-6304 WHA (PR)

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Plaintiff,

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

vs.
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KAREN BRAWLEY; CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN,
(Docket No. 2)
Defendants.

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This is a civil rights case brought pro se by a state prisoner incarcerated at the California

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Institute for Women (“CIW”) in Corona, California. She sues an official at CIW for using

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excessive force on her at the prison. CIW is located in Riverside County, which is in the venue

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of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Venue for this case is

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therefore proper in the Central District. See 28 U.S.C. 1391. Accordingly, and in the interests

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of justice, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District

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of California. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), 1406(a). Ruling on plaintiff’s application for leave to

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proceed in forma pauperis is deferred to the Central District. The clerk shall transfer this matter

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forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December

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, 2012.

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WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE